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Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Capt. Lewis Horton complains via Baltimore American Democrat of mistreatment by Virginia inspectors under state Inspection Law after his schooner was driven into Hampton Roads by weather; paper deems law likely unconstitutional, anticipating legal challenge. (198 characters)
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Hampton Roads, Virginia
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complaint filed; potential legal adjudication of the inspection law's constitutionality
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Capt. Lewis Horton of the Schr. Charles R. Vickry, driven by stress of weather into Hampton Roads after voyage from Baltimore to Taunton, Massachusetts, complains of treatment by Virginia Inspectors under the Inspection Law; Baltimore American Democrat believes the law unconstitutional as contravening bill of rights on general warrants; subject likely for legal adjudication.